Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.46/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$185.46

30 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$36.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	195.88	1,175	17thin
Medium and Large 2	597	179.36	1,070	8thin
Medium and Large 3	657	159.82	1,050	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.05/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

185.46

—

AL average16 barns · 1,869 hd

209.98

−24.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,735	108.25	1,878	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	83.44	1,216	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	81.56	950	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	69.09	658	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,217	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,217	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$730	8

Every lot, as filed

45 lots · USDA AMS · Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	176.22/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	183.97/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	208.47/cwt	207.00–210.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	160.92/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	211.28/cwt	210.00–215.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	185.80/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	194.67/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	196.64/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,217	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,025.50/head	1,008.00–1,043.00	1,026	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	631.50/head	570.00–770.00	632	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,509	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,008	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	946	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	83.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,216	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	69.31/cwt	66.00–71.00	636	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	72.96/cwt	72.00–74.00	770	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	60.57/cwt	60.00–61.00	527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	77.28/cwt	75.00–78.00	904	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	82.95/cwt	80.00–85.00	976	9

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Wed Oct 4, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 265Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 80Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 19Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	175.00–180.00	176.22
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
1	—	650	165.00	165.00
2	—	510	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	175.00	175.00
2	—	578	197.00	197.00
4	—	511	208.00	208.00
2	—	755	150.00–160.00	154.97
1	—	610	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	210.00	210.00
3	—	670	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	170.00–180.00	175.06
1	—	775	135.00	135.00
1	—	740	147.00	147.00
1	—	615	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	177.00	177.00
1	—	575	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	182.00–185.00	183.97
2	—	465	207.00–210.00	208.47
2	—	720	150.00–172.00	160.92
4	—	425	210.00–215.00	211.28
3	—	512	190.00–200.00	196.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	220.00	220.00
4	—	503	210.00	210.00
5	—	615	185.00–186.00	185.80
3	—	563	192.00–200.00	194.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,216.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,008.00–1,043.00	1,025.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	570.00–770.00	631.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	103.00	103.00
3	—	1,825	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,170	75.00–78.00	77.28
9	—	1,177	80.00–85.00	82.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	80.00–85.00	83.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	917	66.00–71.00	69.31
4	—	1,056	72.00–74.00	72.96
2	—	870	60.00–61.00	60.57

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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